Chaffing and Winnowing: Confidentiality without Encryption


Published: Feb 27, 2000 Updated: Feb 27, 2000 Section: Network Security Library :: Cryptography Author: Printable Version Adjust font size: Rating: 4/5 - 2 Votes 1 2 3 4 5

This paper introduces a new technique, which we call "chaffing and winnowing"---to winnow is to "separate out or eliminate (the poor or useless parts)," (Webster's Dictionary), and is often used when referring to the process of separating grain from chaff.

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